This film tells the story of a young woman with her eyes on pursuing an art career, and a bull riding cowboy who falls in love with each other. However, in order to make their relationship work, someone has to make a sacrifice somewhere.
"The Longest Ride" is easily the best Nicolas Sparks adaption I have ever seen. The story is super touching. I kept having tears in my eyes frequently along the film. Scott Eastwood is super handsome, and he is so convincing as the charming cowboy. His character is so romantic, it would easily make any girl fall head over heels. As for the ending, I thought it was not unrealistic at all. It is in fact so touching that even thinking about it, hours after I watched it, makes me eyes well up again. I truly enjoyed it.
Spoilers: Here's why the ending is actually realistic. Luke saves Ira's life, Ira acknowledges this fact right after Ira meets Luke for the first time. Ira is very grateful for it. Ira hopes the relationship between Sophia and Luke will work, because he sees parallels between his relationship and their relationship. Ira and Ruth could not have children, so the young child McDonald is the son they never had. McDonald is so inspired and touched by Ira and Ruth, so he painted the portrait of Ruth. In the auction, Sophia and Luke are the only people (apart from the attorney) who know the huge personal significance of the painting. By inviting Sophia and Luke to the auction, Ira is betting on Luke to buy the painting for Sophia. If Luke buys it, then Ira repays the altruistic act of Luke saving Ira's life by giving Luke all his paintings. Ira also knows that people at the auction are unlikely to buy the painting, because it is probably the only painting that is painted by an unknown painter. If Luke didn't buy it, the auction would have just gone ahead. Hence, the film is really about reciprocal altruistic acts - that's why it is so beautiful.
"The Longest Ride" is easily the best Nicolas Sparks adaption I have ever seen. The story is super touching. I kept having tears in my eyes frequently along the film. Scott Eastwood is super handsome, and he is so convincing as the charming cowboy. His character is so romantic, it would easily make any girl fall head over heels. As for the ending, I thought it was not unrealistic at all. It is in fact so touching that even thinking about it, hours after I watched it, makes me eyes well up again. I truly enjoyed it.
Spoilers: Here's why the ending is actually realistic. Luke saves Ira's life, Ira acknowledges this fact right after Ira meets Luke for the first time. Ira is very grateful for it. Ira hopes the relationship between Sophia and Luke will work, because he sees parallels between his relationship and their relationship. Ira and Ruth could not have children, so the young child McDonald is the son they never had. McDonald is so inspired and touched by Ira and Ruth, so he painted the portrait of Ruth. In the auction, Sophia and Luke are the only people (apart from the attorney) who know the huge personal significance of the painting. By inviting Sophia and Luke to the auction, Ira is betting on Luke to buy the painting for Sophia. If Luke buys it, then Ira repays the altruistic act of Luke saving Ira's life by giving Luke all his paintings. Ira also knows that people at the auction are unlikely to buy the painting, because it is probably the only painting that is painted by an unknown painter. If Luke didn't buy it, the auction would have just gone ahead. Hence, the film is really about reciprocal altruistic acts - that's why it is so beautiful.